I saw these when I went there last weekend and they were about the size of a thick seat cushion. I'm still amazed how they can be so low on prices. Also (totally unrelated but equally cool--to me), I found a great funky-looking laptop bag for $10 (everything else I had been looking at online or in other stores were at least $70 for about the same amount of quality). Well made, to boot. I love that place!
ModHomeEcTeacher
April 18, 2008
You can't even buy stuffing for a floor pillow for this price.
malleron
April 16, 2008
Also, see this article, too: http://www.sustainableindustries.com/sijnews/3290956.html
Ikea seems to have quite a history of being good to people and the environment as well as the pocketbook. They just don't talk about it, which I think is a big mistake these days. The market for willful misunderstanding is infinite.
malleron
April 16, 2008
Yeah, it does sound hard to believe. Either Ikea is paying less than a penny for sweatshop child labor or they're not truly "handmade", right?
Well, even though I'm no longer so crazy about the Ikea aesthetic, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now, mainly because of this article: http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/2007/05/20/ikea_pillows_helping_women_and_children_in_india_1.html.
Basically, this may be another step in the fair trade direction, only without the publicity. Unfortunately, Ikea doesn't say where these things are manufactured on their site. But then, too, Ikea's not exactly famous for their transparency, even when they do the right things.
ruajennie
I saw these when I went there last weekend and they were about the size of a thick seat cushion. I'm still amazed how they can be so low on prices. Also (totally unrelated but equally cool--to me), I found a great funky-looking laptop bag for $10 (everything else I had been looking at online or in other stores were at least $70 for about the same amount of quality). Well made, to boot. I love that place!
ModHomeEcTeacher
You can't even buy stuffing for a floor pillow for this price.
malleron
Also, see this article, too: http://www.sustainableindustries.com/sijnews/3290956.html
Ikea seems to have quite a history of being good to people and the environment as well as the pocketbook. They just don't talk about it, which I think is a big mistake these days. The market for willful misunderstanding is infinite.
malleron
Yeah, it does sound hard to believe. Either Ikea is paying less than a penny for sweatshop child labor or they're not truly "handmade", right?
Well, even though I'm no longer so crazy about the Ikea aesthetic, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now, mainly because of this article: http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/2007/05/20/ikea_pillows_helping_women_and_children_in_india_1.html.
Basically, this may be another step in the fair trade direction, only without the publicity. Unfortunately, Ikea doesn't say where these things are manufactured on their site. But then, too, Ikea's not exactly famous for their transparency, even when they do the right things.
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